We Have a Winner!

Sometimes when I look at a fabric, I already see a finished project in my head and know that if I get a chance to work with it, what I will make. So that is why it was really great for me to see what other creative projects were made out of that same fabric (plus I got a chance to visit some really great blogs!)So, enough of the "quatsch"... a big 'ol congrats goes to... Chiarmika, who made this beautiful purse with fabrics from Tina Givens... lovely! (Just to let you know you have our little one to thank... we let him draw this time and he picked up every name except yours, so we decided that was our winner!)Thanks to everyone who shared, I really loved seeing what you made! Even though...

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Countdown!

O.K., so I just had to squeeze in some time to work with some of the new fabrics from Heather Bailey... can I just say, divine! Here is another friend for the little one that I made using one of Heather's new sewing patterns. These are originally designed to be pincushions, but I found that they were just a little small for what I had imagined... so I enlarged the pattern (which made it much easier to sew!)This could be just one of the many projects that you could make, but you only have ONE DAY LEFT to enter to win fabrics from the Nicey Jane (or Modern Meadow) fabric collection. (see post below)I have a feeling that with so many friends that are adding new additions to their own family...

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So in Love

I hope you haven't missed my blog giveaway (see previous post), because you only have until July 30th to show me what YOU'VE made. Come on now, I know you've made some pretty fabulous things with Still Water Designs fabrics because I've seen it on some of your blogs... so please share!Speaking of people that make things and sharing, I recently stumbled on a super fantastic illustrators work that I have been drooling over ever since... Cori Dantini. (her Etsy shop found here) My only problem is that I only have one birthday per year, and that was already in March and the next holiday isn't until Thanksgiving, and Christmas is just too long to wait! I guess I would be extra thankful if ...

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What's on YOUR Desk (and a giveaway)

It seems like I have had a lot of orders that have run across my desk these days... it keeps me really busy, but that's definitely a good thing. I had an order that went out this week that I really enjoyed cutting and it left me wondering what wonderful things would be made from the fabrics that appeared to be so carefully selected... soft, sweet, and just right for summer. Es scheint, als würden dieser Tage besonders viele Bestellungen über meinen Tisch gehen... das ist natürlich toll, aber auch ganz schön stressig. Ein Auftrag aus der vergangenen Woche hat mir dabei besonders viel Freude gemacht und ich stelle mir die ganze Zeit vor, was für wundervolle Sachen wohl aus den Stoffen...

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Beat the Heat

Last week was a whirlwind of busyness... you know, the kind of week that starts with a mile-long Monday-to-do-list and somehow Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday got skipped because it is now Friday? It seems as if it was almost like giving birth again to get everything accomplished before the weekend. This past Friday was my mother-in-laws birthday so we traveled to my husband's hometown to celebrate. Our gathering was not like last year's big birthday party, but instead a quiet, relaxed family time, which consisted of doing pretty much nothing... which is exactly what we needed! I guess it was too hot to do anything that fantastic other than hook up the sprinkler in the garden to...

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Show Us Your Stash - Thread!

The ladies at Sew Mama Sew are doing a great giveaway with some of the brand new Amy Butler and Kaffe Fassett threads. The four collections are hand picked by the designers to coordinate with their fabric collections, which provide high quality threads that really take some of the "guess work" out of finding that perfect thread.Image: Sew Mama SewThey would like to see personal thread collections and know a little about what influences decisions when choosing and purchasing threads, so I thought that I would share mine. I can't say that my collection is anything out of the ordinary, but it's not hard to tell that color is where my heart is...How did you select colors for your personal thread...

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July 4th - International Stlye

So I guess I've been running a little slower these days... and it was really confirmed to me just how slow when I suggested to my husband last week that we should have a big 4th of July party. He kind of "burst my bubble" when he told me that the 4th was the upcoming weekend and that most of our friends had already made their weekend plans!?! ... but we did manage to get together with some really close friends (the same friends that were at last years 4th party). You know, those really relaxed- you can literally put anything in front of them and they would be perfectly happy - kind of people?So, as tradition would have it, what does one think to eat for one of the biggest picnic and...

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